Rehabilitation Staff Therapist - Wound Care Physical Therapist

Rehabilitation Staff Therapist - Wound Care Physical Therapist

Provides effective therapy treatment or diagnostics of patients and clinical instruction. Evaluates and/or treats a patient by planning therapy programs, treatment plans, goals, and frequency of treatment. Modifies treatment plans as necessary and/or develops in-service programs for clinical instruction; and oversees the application of clinical techniques by students.

• Graduation from an accredited program in the appropriate physical medicine field.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification accepted by the American Heart Association (AHA).
• Valid license by the State of Nevada as a Physical Therapist (PT), Occupational Therapist (OT), or Speech Pathologist.
• For new graduates:
  Provisional license required; work monitored and supervised by a licensed therapist.
• Obtain a valid State of Nevada license as a therapist (PT, OT, or Speech) within six (6) months of employment; failure to obtain and/or maintain licensure results in termination of employment.

• Met the criteria and is eligible to obtain a Wound Care Certification within 12 months of hire.
• A minimum of two (2) years of recent (within last 3 years) documented wound care experience as a Physical Therapist.

• Current Wound Care Certification.
• Recent PT experience in a fast paced Acute Care Facility and/or Rehab facility.

Effective assessment, evaluation and treatment techniques;
Medical terminology and abbreviations;
Clinical approach to evaluation and/or assessment of patients; CPR and First Aid;
Anatomy, physiology, kinesiology, modalities/physical agents, pathologies/pathophysiology specific to therapy discipline;
Operation, maintenance and instruction of equipment specific to discipline;
Clinical instruction and assessment;
Techniques and trends applicable to specialty area; department and hospital safety practices and procedures; patient rights; infection control policies and practices; handling, storage, use and disposal of hazardous materials; department and hospital emergency response policies and procedures; age specific patient care practices.

Skill in observing patient and/or determining treatment needs; developing and implementing treatment plans; assisting in developing and implementing clinical instruction; practicing universal precautions; using equipment specific to therapy discipline; communicating with a wide variety of people from diverse socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds under stressful conditions; establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with all personnel contacted in the course of duties; efficient, effective and safe use of equipment.

Mobility to work in a typical clinical setting, including stamina to stand and/or walk for extended periods of time, and strength to examine and treat patients; vision to use standard equipment and read printed materials including a VDT screen; hearing and speech to communicate effectively in person and over the telephone.

Strength and agility to exert up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this classification.

Entry level

Full-time

Other

Hospitals and Health Care